Administrators’ Politics of Delegation of Responsibilities and Academic Staff Job Satisfaction in Universities in Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study aimed at examining administrators’ politics of delegation of responsibilities and academic staff job satisfaction in universities in Cross River State, Nigeria. Two research questions were raised to achieve the aim of the study, to guide the study, two hypotheses were formulated. The study adopted Correlational research design. The study Population consists of one hundred and forty one (141) heads of Department from two public Universities in Cross River State were selected through census sampling technique. The instrument used for the data collection was questionnaire titled: Administrators’ Politics of Delegation of Responsibilities and Academic Staff job Satisfaction Questionnaire (APDRASSQ) was developed by the researchers and was validated by experts in administration in higher education and measurement and evaluation. Data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using Pearson moment product correlation analysis. The result revealed that administrators’ delegation of responsibilities significantly related with academic staff job satisfaction in universities in Cross River State, Nigeria.